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    Posted: May/16/2017 at 11:40am
74 Gremlin race car Torque Converter took a dump and filled the trany up with metal...less than 50 passes on TC....cost me a total tranny rebuild... lots $$$$...and a new Torque Converter from Turbo Action...again lots of $$$...have the trany back should have the new TC this coming week.....would like to have it up and runing again before the 20th....YUCK.........



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Nice Gremlin! Bad news on the tranny.
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 Sorry to hear that news Jim. We're all still behind you. and know you'll be back.
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Curious as to what trans/TC combo you are using and what the failure was. Im running a turbo action TC as well
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Thanks Brian....working on getting it back together...

was 727....ACC/Boss Hog converter took a dump and filled trans with metal...filter plugged...
now...total rebuild on 727 with all new parts....tranny guy is replacing bronze pump bushing with a new one sent with
my new Turbo Action converter.....should have it back tomorrow....ready for install on Thursday...
will need to flush tranny lines..may buy a new tranny cooler????...

lots of $$$$..

...went trough tranny and TC last summer do to TC bolt backing out....engine rebuild...tranny check and TC check by Boss Hog...less that 50 1/4 mile passes.....YUCK....not again...

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Sorry to hear your bad luck, Jim, but when you get it back together, good luck!!
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what turbo action model did you choose?
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Thanks guys.................
Harry....
After talking with Paul...we decided on a S-800/10inch converter 17802Smed...
The track here is 2700ft...DA in the summer is 4000 to 6000ft...I wanted run in the 11.50's..
Friday night Club bracket I want to run is 11.50 to 12.99....I can not dial quicker than 11.50 for 1st RD.....
after that I can dial down up to a tenth....with car the way it is now I have been running in the 50's to low 60s...
I am legal to run down to 10.00......

Have Trany and TC...will be doing the install tomorrow......

...so will see.......
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Let us know how that converter works. Ive got the same basic converter except its the pro series steel stator thats going in the matador 727 but getting ready to put the 360/998 in the spirit and going to sell the TCI 11" and get a turbo action 10" S series like yours as I think it will work better with the 3.70s in the rear
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Got the rebuilt Trans and new TC in the Gremlin today....ready to go racing on Sunday....
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